- Date
- June 5, 1971
- Place
- Big Spring, TX · BIG SPRING, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7783VCallair A-9B
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161414
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1826 71/6/5 BIG SPRING,TEX CALLAIR A-9B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE TIME - 1045 N7783V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1 IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EDWARDS RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIG SPRING,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - LOCAL WHIRLWIND WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- ENCOUNTERED DUST DEVIL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7783V
- Reported as
- Callair A-9B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Edwards Ranch
N7783VRegistered now · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BAirframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9BEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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